This is a complete list of all of New Zealand's national cricket captains at official international level. As such it includes details of all the men who have captained at least one Test match or One Day International, all boys who have captained in at least one Youth Test or Youth ODI, and all women who have captained at least one women's Test match or women's one-day international. New Zealand became a full member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the International Cricket Council) on 31 May 1926 at the same time as India were made up to full membership, and their first-class cricket matches against other full member nations since that date have been Tests.

Men's cricket

Test match captains This is a list of cricketers who have captained the New Zealand national cricket team for at least one Test match. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or was appointed for a minor proportion in a series.

The table of results is complete up to the end of the Test series against Zimbabwe in August 2025.

+New Zealand Test match captains Number Portrait Name Year(s) Opposition Location Played Won Lost Drawn Win % 1 Tom Lowry 1929–30 New Zealand 4 0 1 3 1931 England 3 0 1 2 Total 7 0 2 5 0.00 2 Curly Page 1931–32 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 1932–33 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1937 England 3 0 1 2 Total 7 0 3 4 0.00 3 Walter Hadlee 1945–46 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1946–47 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 1949 England 4 0 0 4 1950–51 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 Total 8 0 2 6 0.00 4 Bert Sutcliffe 1951–52 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 1953–54 South Africa 2 0 2 0 Total 4 0 3 1 0.00 5 Merv Wallace 1952–53 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 0.00 6 Geoff Rabone 1953–54 South Africa 3 0 2 1 1954–55 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 Total 5 0 4 1 0.00 7 Harry Cave 1955–56 Pakistan 3 0 2 1 1955–56 India 5 0 2 3 1955–56 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 Total 9 0 5 4 0.00 8 John R. Reid 1955–56 New Zealand 3 1 2 0 1958 England 5 0 4 1 1958–59 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 1961–62 South Africa 5 2 2 1 1962–63 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 1963–64 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1964–65 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1964–65 India 4 0 1 3 1964–65 Pakistan 3 0 2 1 1965 England 3 0 3 0 Total 34 3 18 13 8.82 9 Murray Chapple 1965-66 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0.00 10 Barry Sinclair 1965–66 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1967–68 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 Total 3 0 1 2 0.00 11 Graham Dowling 1967–68 New Zealand 3 1 2 0 1968–69 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1969 England 3 0 2 1 1969–70 India 3 1 1 1 1969–70 Pakistan 3 1 0 2 1970–71 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 1971–72 West Indies 2 0 0 2 Total 19 4 7 8 21.05 12 Bevan Congdon 1971–72 West Indies 3 0 0 3 1972–73 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1973 England 3 0 2 1 1973–74 Australia 3 0 2 1 1973–74 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1974–75 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 Total 17 1 7 9 5.88 13 Glenn Turner 1975–76 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1976–77 Pakistan 2 0 2 0 1976–77 India 3 0 2 1 1976–77 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 Total 10 1 6 3 10.0014John Parker 1976-77 Pakistan 1 0 0 1 0.00 15 Mark Burgess 1977–78 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1978 England 3 0 3 0 1978–79 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1980–81 Australia 1 0 1 0 Total 10 1 6 3 10.00 16 Geoff Howarth 1979–80 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1980–81 Australia 2 0 1 1 1980–81 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1981–82 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1982–83 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 1983 England 4 1 3 0 1983–84 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1983–84 Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 1984–85 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 1984–85 West Indies 4 0 2 2 Total 30 11 7 12 36.67 17 Jeremy Coney 1984–85 Pakistan 3 0 2 1 1985–86 Australia 3 2 1 0 1985–86 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1986 England 3 1 0 2 1986–87 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 Total 15 5 4 6 33.33 18 Jeff Crowe1 1986–87 Sri Lanka 1 0 0 1 1987–88 Australia 3 0 1 2 1987–88 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 Total 6 0 1 5 0.00 19 John Wright 1987–88 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 1988–89 India 3 1 2 0 1988–89 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1989–90 Australia 1 0 0 1 1989–90 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1989–90 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 1990 England 3 0 1 2 Total 14 3 3 8 21.42 20 Martin Crowe1 1990–91 Pakistan 3 0 3 0 1990–91 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1991–92 New Zealand 3 0 2 1 1992–93 Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 1992–93 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 1992–93 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1993–94 Australia 1 0 0 1 Total 16 2 7 7 12.5021 Ian Smith 1990–91 New Zealand 1 0 0 0.00 22 Ken Rutherford 1992–93 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1993–94 Australia 2 0 2 0 1993–94 New Zealand 3 1 2 0 1993–94 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 1994 England 3 0 1 2 1994–95 South Africa 3 1 2 0 1994–95 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 1994–95 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1994–95 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 Total 18 2 11 5 11.11 23 Lee Germon 1995–96 India 3 0 1 2 1995–96 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1995–96 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1995–96 West Indies 2 0 1 1 1996–97 Pakistan 2 1 1 0 1996–97 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 Total 12 1 5 6 8.33 24 Stephen Fleming 1996–97 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1996–97 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 1997–98 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 1997–98 Australia 3 0 2 1 1997–98 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 1998 Sri Lanka 3 1 2 0 1998–99 New Zealand 2 1 0 1 1999 England 4 2 1 1 1999–2000 India 3 0 1 2 1999–2000 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 1999–2000 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2000–01 Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 2000–01 South Africa 3 0 2 1 2000–01 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 2000–01 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 2001–02 Australia 3 0 0 3 2001–02 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 2001–02 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 2002 Pakistan 1 0 1 0 2002 West Indies 2 1 0 1 2002–03 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 2003 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 2003–04 India 2 0 0 2 2003–04 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 2003–04 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 2004 England 3 0 3 0 2004–05 Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 2004–05 Australia 2 0 2 0 2004–05 New Zealand 3 0 2 1 2004–05 New Zealand 2 1 0 1 2005 Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 2005–06 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 2005–06 South Africa 3 0 2 1 2006–07 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 Total 80 28 27 25 35.0025 Dion Nash1998–99 New Zealand 30120.00 26 Daniel Vettori2007–08 South Africa 20202007–08 New Zealand 22002007–08 New Zealand 31202008 England 30212008–09 Bangladesh 21012008–09 Australia 20202008–09 New Zealand 20022008–09 New Zealand 30122009 Sri Lanka 20202009–10 New Zealand 31112009–10 New Zealand 11002009–10 New Zealand 20202010–11 India 30122010–11 New Zealand 2011Total326161018.75 27 Ross Taylor2011–12 Zimbabwe 11002011–12 Australia 21102011–12 New Zealand 11002011–12 New Zealand 30122012 West Indies 20202012 India 20202012–13 Sri Lanka 21102016–17 India 1010Total1448228.57 28 Brendon McCullum2012–13 South Africa 20202012–13 New Zealand 30032013 England 20202013–14 Bangladesh 20022013–14 New Zealand 32012013–14 New Zealand 21012014 West Indies 32102014–15 United Arab Emirates 31112014–15 New Zealand 22002015 England 21102015–16 Australia 30212015–16 New Zealand 22002015–16 New Zealand 2020Total311111935.48 29 Kane Williamson2016 Zimbabwe 22002016 South Africa 20112016–17 India 20202016–17 New Zealand 22002016–17 New Zealand 22002016–17 New Zealand 30122017–18 New Zealand 22002017–18 New Zealand 21012018–19 United Arab Emirates 32102018–19 New Zealand 21012018–19 New Zealand 22002019 Sri Lanka 21102019–20 New Zealand 21012019–20 Australia 20202019–20 New Zealand 22002020–21 New Zealand 11002020–21 New Zealand 22002021 England 10012021 England 11002021–22 India 10012022 England 2020Total402210855.00 30 Tom Latham2019–20 Australia 10102020–21 New Zealand 11002021 England 11002021–22 India 10102021–22 New Zealand 21102021–22 New Zealand 21102022 England 10102024 India 33002024 New Zealand 31202025 New Zealand 3201Total18107155.56 31 Tim Southee2022–23 Pakistan 20022022–23 New Zealand 21102022–23 New Zealand 22002022–23 Bangladesh 21102023–24 New Zealand 22002024New Zealand20202024 Sri Lanka2020Total1466242.85 32 Mitchell Santner2025 Zimbabwe 2200Total2200100 Grand Total 483 123 189 17125.46

Note: 1 Jeff Crowe and Martin Crowe are brothers.

Men's One-Day International captains This is a list of cricketers who have captained the New Zealand national cricket team for at least one One Day International.

+New Zealand ODI captains Number Name Year(s) Played Won Lost Tied NR Win %1 Bevan Congdon 1973–1975 7130325.002 Glenn Turner 1975–1976 7520071.423 Mark Burgess 1978–1980 8260025.004Geoff Howarth 1980–1985 6031260354.395John Wright1983–1990 3116150051.616Jeremy Coney 1984–1987258160133.337 Jeff Crowe 1986–1988 164120025.008 Martin Crowe 1990–1993 4421220148.849Andrew Jones1992202000.0010Ken Rutherford1993–19943710241228.5711Gavin Larsen19943120033.3312Lee Germon 1995–1997 3615192041.6713Stephen Fleming1997–20072189810611347.8014Dion Nash19997330150.0015Craig McMillan2001–20028260025.0016Chris Cairns2002–2003 7160014.2917Daniel Vettori 2004–2011 8241331754.6718Brendon McCullum 2009–2016 623622 1361.0219 Ross Taylor2010–2012206120230.0020Kane Williamson 2012–20239146401452.8721 Kyle Mills 2013–2014 4120133.3322Tom Latham 2017–2023 4428150163.0423Tim Southee 2018 101000.0024Mitchell Santner2022-2025211550175.0025Lockie Ferguson202332001100.0026Michael Bracewell2025-20266510083.33 Grand total 8533994037 4449.32

Twenty20 International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the New Zealand national cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International.

+New Zealand Twenty20 International captains No. Name Year(s) Played Won Lost Tied NR Win %1Stephen Fleming2005–20065221040.002Daniel Vettori2007–2010 2813132046.433 Brendon McCullum 2008–2015 2813140148.154 Ross Taylor 2010–2012 13642150.005Kane Williamson 2012–2024 7539341152.706Kyle Mills 2013 2110050.007Tim Southee 2017–2023 291793058.628Mitchell Santner 2020–20265630200660.009 Tom Latham 2021–2023 13651150.0010Michael Bracewell 2024–2025 13650254.5511Daryl Mitchell202611000100.0012 James Neesham 2026202000.0013Nick Kelly 2026101000.00 Grand total 266134110101252.76

Captains in Men's ICC tournaments

NZ Captains in ICC Tournaments Tournament Name Format Played Won Lost Tied NR Finish Win %1975 Cricket World Cup Glenn Turner ODI (60 overs)42200Semi-Finals50.001979 Cricket World Cup Mark Burgess ODI (60 overs) 42200Semi-Finals50.001983 Cricket World Cup Geoff Howarth ODI (60 overs)63300Group stage50.001987 Cricket World Cup Jeremy Coney ODI62400Group stage33.331992 Cricket World Cup Martin Crowe ODI97200Semi-Finals77.781996 Cricket World Cup Lee Germon ODI63300Quarter-Finals50.001998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Stephen Fleming ODI 10100Quarter-Finals0.001999 Cricket World Cup Stephen Fleming ODI 115501Semi-Finals50.002000 ICC KnockOut Trophy Stephen Fleming ODI 33000Champions100.002002 Champions Trophy Stephen Fleming ODI 21100Group Stage50.002003 Cricket World Cup Stephen FlemingODI 115600Super Six55.552004 Champions Trophy Stephen Fleming ODI 21100Group Stage50.002006 Champions TrophyStephen Fleming ODI 42200Semi-Finals50.002007 Cricket World CupStephen Fleming ODI 118300Semi-Finals72.722007 World Twenty20 Daniel Vettori T20I 63300Semi-Finals50.002009 World Twenty20 Daniel Vettori T20I 52300Super 840.002009 Champions Trophy Daniel Vettori ODI 53200Runners-up60.002010 World Twenty20 Daniel VettoriT20I 53200Super 860.002011 Cricket World CupDaniel Vettori ODI 85300Semi-Finals62.502012 World Twenty20 Ross TaylorT20I 51400Super 820.002013 Champions Trophy Brendon McCullum ODI 31101Group Stage50.002014 World Twenty20 Brendon McCullumT20I 42200Super 1050.002015 Cricket World Cup Brendon McCullum ODI 98100 Runners-up88.892016 World Twenty20 Kane WilliamsonT20I 54100Semi-Finals80.002017 Champions Trophy Kane Williamson ODI 30201Group Stage0.002019 Cricket World Cup Kane Williamson ODI 116401Runners-up60.002021 ICC World Test Championship FinalKane Williamson Test11000Champions 100.002021 World Twenty20 Kane Williamson T20I 75200Runners-up71.432022 Men's T20 World Cup Kane WilliamsonT20I 63201Semi-Finals60.002023 Cricket World Cup Kane Williamson ODI 105500Semi-Finals50.002024 Men's T20 World Cup Kane Williamson T20I 42200Group Stage50.002025 Champions Trophy Mitchell Santner ODI 53200Runners-up60.002026 Men's T20 World CupMitchell SantnerT20I 95301Runners-up55.56

Women's cricket

Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the New Zealand women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match.